Kate Sheals

979 total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 580 citations indexed

About

Kate Sheals is a scholar working on Applied Psychology, General Health Professions and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kate Sheals has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 580 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Applied Psychology, 3 papers in General Health Professions and 3 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Kate Sheals's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (3 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (2 papers). Kate Sheals is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (3 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (2 papers). Kate Sheals collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Canada. Kate Sheals's co-authors include Susan Michie, Robert West, Cristina Godinho, Lion Shahab, Ildikó Tombor, Ann McNeill, Jane Wardle, Benjamin Gardner, Laura McGowan and Siân Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Addiction, Drug and Alcohol Dependence and International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

In The Last Decade

Kate Sheals

6 papers receiving 568 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Evaluating the effectiveness of behavior change techniques in health-related behavior: a scoping review of methods used
    2018 238 citations Susan Michie, Robert West et al. Translational Behavioral Medicine profile →

Peers

Kate Sheals
Jeffrey S. Hallam United States
Aleksandra Herbeć United Kingdom
Brett A. Plummer United States
Owen Carter Australia
Lori Diemert Canada
Taneisha S. Scheuermann United States
Kristin Manz Germany
Carol O. Cummins United States
Andrea Werkman Netherlands
Blythe J. O’Hara Australia
Jeffrey S. Hallam United States
Kate Sheals
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Countries citing papers authored by Kate Sheals

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kate Sheals

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kate Sheals

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kate Sheals. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kate Sheals based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kate Sheals. Kate Sheals is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

6 of 6 papers shown
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Michie, Susan, Robert West, Kate Sheals, & Cristina Godinho. (2018). Evaluating the effectiveness of behavior change techniques in health-related behavior: a scoping review of methods used. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 8(2). 212–224. 238 indexed citations breakdown →
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Verbiest, Marjolein, Evelyn A Brakema, Rianne van der Kleij, et al.. (2017). National guidelines for smoking cessation in primary care: a literature review and evidence analysis. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 27(1). 2–2. 75 indexed citations
3.
Gainforth, Heather L., et al.. (2016). Developing interventions to change recycling behaviors: A case study of applying behavioral science. Applied Environmental Education & Communication. 15(4). 325–339. 38 indexed citations
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Sheals, Kate, Ildikó Tombor, Ann McNeill, & Lion Shahab. (2016). A mixed-method systematic review and meta-analysis of mental health professionals' attitudes toward smoking and smoking cessation among people with mental illnesses. Addiction. 111(9). 1536–1553. 125 indexed citations
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Nelson, Victoria A., Maciej Ł. Goniewicz, Emma Beard, et al.. (2015). Comparison of the characteristics of long-term users of electronic cigarettes versus nicotine replacement therapy: A cross-sectional survey of English ex-smokers and current smokers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 153. 300–305. 26 indexed citations
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Gardner, Benjamin, Kate Sheals, Jane Wardle, & Laura McGowan. (2014). Putting habit into practice, and practice into habit: a process evaluation and exploration of the acceptability of a habit-based dietary behaviour change intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 11(1). 135–135. 78 indexed citations

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